1999 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

1999 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jeff Kearin (1st season)
Home stadium	North Campus Stadium
Seasons ←  1998 2000  →

1999 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Montana $^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 20 Portland State		6	–	2					8	–	3
Eastern Washington		6	–	2					7	–	4
Cal State Northridge		5	–	3					6	–	5
Sacramento State		3	–	5					6	–	5
Weber State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Idaho State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Montana State		2	–	6					4	–	7
No. 16 Northern Arizona ^		2	–	6					4	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Portland State games did not count in conference standings. Northern Arizona forfeited four conference wins, to Idaho State, Montana State, Weber State, Cal State Northridge. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Jeff Kearin, Cal State Northridge finished the season with an overall record of 5–6 and a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big Sky. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

After the season ended, Northern Arizona was found to have used an ineligible player in six games and wasbe required to forfeit four victories, including a conference win over Cal State Northridge. ^[1] The forfeit improved the Matadors' 1999 record to 6–5 overall and 5–3 in conference play and moved them up to fourth place in the Big Sky.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Western Oregon *	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 38–19	3,142	[2]
September 11	at Kansas *	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 14–71	33,300	[3]
September 25	at Eastern Washington	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	L 41–48	3,556	[4]
October 2	Idaho State	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 41–27	3,500	[5]
October 9	at No. 8 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 27–48	18,874	[6]
October 16	No. 23 Sacramento State	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 36–14	5,183	[7]
October 23	at Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 24–21	10,007	[8]
October 30	Weber State	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 30–28	3,208	[9]
November 6	at No. 15 Portland State	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 21–34	10,153	[10]
November 13	at SMU *	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 16–58	7,494	[11]
November 20	No. 17 Northern Arizona	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 10–30 (forfeit win)	4,963	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Team used ineligible players, professors changed grades". The Associated Press. December 13, 2002. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
2. Vince Kowalick (September 5, 1999). "After False Start, Northridge Wins". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D17. Retrieved October 27, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
3. Vince Kowalick (September 12, 1999). "Kansas Flawless in Rout of Northridge". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D13. Retrieved October 27, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. Vince Kowalick (September 26, 1999). "Beaten From the Ground Up". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D19. Retrieved October 27, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. Vince Kowalick (October 3, 1999). "Half-Length Victory for Northridge". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D19. Retrieved October 27, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
6. Vince Kowalick (October 10, 1999). "Matadors Suffer Injury With Insult at Montana". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D19. Retrieved October 27, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
8. Vince Kowalick (October 24, 1999). "Matadors Kick Bad Habit". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D19. Retrieved October 27, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
9. Vince Kowalick (October 31, 1999). "Pass By Brady Gives Matadors Happy Ending". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D19. Retrieved October 27, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
10. Vince Kowalick (November 7, 1999). "Big Sky Opens, Portland Pours It On Matadors". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D17. Retrieved October 27, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
11. Vince Kowalick (November 14, 1999). "Northridge Easy Pickins In Cotton". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D17. Retrieved October 27, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
12. Vince Kowalick (November 21, 1999). "Northridge Finished Off by Northern Arizona". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D17. Retrieved October 27, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
13. "1999 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.